Best properties on the market
This week: Homes inspired by the French
1. Mendham Borough, N.J. This custom-built 1990s manor features a two-story salon, a billiard room, a wine cellar, an exercise room, and a home theater. A circular driveway leads to the front entrance and an attached four-car garage. A wall of windows in the family room and kitchen look out on a garden, a pool, and a waterfall. The master suite includes a private terrace and a circular sitting room. $5,250,000. Karen Tourville, Turpin Real Estate Inc., (877) 788-7746
2. Louisville Situated on a secluded cul-de-sac close to Cherokee Park, this French Normandy–inspired home features landscaped gardens and an apartment above the property’s custom two-car carriage house. The main residence has a fully renovated gourmet kitchen and a master suite that includes a vaulted ceiling and a private balcony. $679,000. Sandy Gulick, Kentucky Select Properties, (502) 592-8664
3. Upper Brookville, N.Y. This seven-bedroom home is the wing of an actual 18th-century French château and was shipped to the U.S. in the 1920s. The house features authentic Louis XIII and XIV details throughout, including extensive wood paneling and mirrored ceilings. The property has a pool, fountains, and a walled secret garden. $3,499,999. Linda Brown, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, (516) 650-9145
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
4. Dallas This four-bedroom, French Normandy–style home, built in 1940, sits on a manicured 1.5-acre lot that’s heavily shaded by mature trees. It has a fully updated guesthouse whose screened-in porch overlooks the property’s diving pool. The main house features a sunlit entrance gallery, a spacious game room, and multiple distinctive fireplaces. $3,495,000. David Nichols, Mathews Nichols Group, (214) 520-8350
5. East Greenwich, R.I. Designed to evoke a French manor, this 5,000-square-foot, four-bedroom home features a great room with 16-foot ceilings, a master suite that opens onto a terrace, and a grand foyer whose floor is tiled in black and white marble. Interior details include numerous crystal chandeliers, elaborately ornamented fireplaces, and a grand stairway with a decorative iron railing. The yard features a courtyard-style entrance, formal gardens, and a heated pool with a cabana. $3,000,000. Carol O’Connor, Lila Delman Real Estate, (401) 864-3880
Steal of the week
6. Cleveland One of 81 homes built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. on his father’s former Forest Hill estate, this four-bedroom French Normandy house features refinished hardwood floors, a remodeled kitchen, and a dining room that overlooks an English cottage garden. $199,900. Frank Ricchi, Howard Hanna, (216) 831-9310
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
-
June 28 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Saturday's political cartoons include stupid wars, a critical media, and mask standards
-
Thai fish pie with crispy turmeric potatoes recipe
The Week Recommends Tasty twist on the Lancashire hot pot is given a golden glow
-
Palestine Action: protesters or terrorists?
Talking Point Damaging RAF equipment at Brize Norton blurs line between activism and sabotage, but proscription is a drastic step
-
6 productivity-ready homes with great offices
Feature Featuring an office with a gas fireplace in Oregon and a shared workspace with wraparound windows in Massachusetts
-
The people who raffle their homes
Under The Radar Offer the chance to win your house for £2 a ticket? It's simple and can make thousands but it's not stress-free
-
6 light-filled homes on the Jersey Shore
Feature Featuring a Victorian with a wraparound porch in Beach Haven and a condo with ocean views in Asbury Park
-
6 bold homes for maximalists
Feature Featuring a restored Queen Anne Victorian in California and a sculpture studio turned townhome in New York City
-
6 sun-drenched homes by the sea
Feature Featuring a large patio overlooking the ocean in Laguna Beach and a marble rainfall shower in Norwalk
-
6 well-preserved homes built in the 1930s
Feature Featuring a restored 1934 colonial in Arizona and a cold-storage warehouse turned loft in New York City
-
6 lounge-ready homes with conversation pits
Feature Featuring a terrazzo-flanked pit in California and a fire-side pit in Nevada
-
6 elegant Queen Anne Victorian homes
Feature Featuring original diamond-glass doors in New York and a registered historic landmark in Arkansas